Systemic lupus erythematosus in pregnancy

N B Duerbeck; P J Coney

Systemic lupus erythematosus in pregnancy

Compr Ther. 1998 Mar;24(3):123-8.

Authors

N B Duerbeck¹, P J Coney

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 62794-1617, USA.

PMID: 9559246

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organ systems. The most popular theory regarding the origin of its clinical manifestations is that autoantibodies and circulating immune complexes become trapped in the capillaries of visceral structures.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antiphospholipid Syndrome / diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / therapy
Female
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / diagnosis*
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / ethnology
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / therapy*
Obstetric Labor Complications* / diagnosis
Obstetric Labor Complications* / therapy
Pre-Eclampsia / complications
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications* / diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications* / therapy